IT Domain Architect – Retail Solutions

Architect role within JYSK's retail domain, serving as the main architect for the Retail Excellence ART (7 product teams). The role provides architectural direction, coaches teams, and supports the evolution of the store systems landscape, which includes the Enactor POS system, custom Java and React development, and SAP S/4HANA ERP backend, with a shift toward a headless and event-driven architecture. Reporting to the Senior Enterprise Architect, the role joins a team of three Enterprise Architects and five Release Train Architects.

Responsibilities

Ensuring technical governance and architectural roadmap within the ART; Collaboration and alignment with architects and solution specialists across the organisation; Writing solution designs within the domain of retail and store operations; Guiding teams to the right solutions and being a visible sparring partner; Being a central sparring partner with the external vendor on the POS system, translating between tech and business; Shaping the architecture that supports JYSK stores and retail capabilities as the main architect for the Retail Excellence ART (7 product teams); Working with business leaders, product teams, engineers and fellow architects to provide architectural direction and facilitate decision-making

Requirements

Experience from an architect position; Good understanding of the architecture domains (business, data, application, technology); Experience within the retail solutions domain and strong knowledge of software architecture in that domain; Proactive, independent and naturally drives the architectural agenda; Takes initiative and achieves results aligned with strategic prioritisation; Creates results through others and is hands-on when needed; Curious and open mindset; Can translate business initiatives into an architectural roadmap for ART; Demonstrates excellent communication skills at all levels; Naturally feels comfortable in a leadership role

Nice to have

Preferably experience from retail

Benefits

Sparring and feedback from skilled colleagues; Opportunity to develop professionally and personally; Relaxed and open-minded atmosphere with opportunities to cooperate across all levels of the organisation; Social activities during the year, including Friday bars, DHL run and Christmas party; Healthy work-life balance; Strong company culture with a short distance from decision to action